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Thanx George. That is what I was thinking...

I used 1/8" and 3/16 holes forgot to mention that... Dan

I am wondering what size you drill your holes for handle pins. I am using 1/8' and 3/16" pins, I was drill the small size holes but yesterday I cracked a scale. Does the epoxy expand when it dries? I did not see any sign of a crack until after the epoxy dried. Should I drill a slightly...

Welcome, What part of Indiana are you from? I am just west of Indianapolis. Dan

I put a red oak handle on this Russell Green River blade with the wood Smithy gave me. The wood started out from the chunk of wood in the picture. I made the Mosaic pins from brass tubing and copper wire. I had fun learning from this. Comments welcome. I think it will be a Christmas gift...

Has anyone modified a 3 wheel craftsmen 2x42 grinder to run 2x72 belts? I have been studying my grinder and it looks like I could add a square tube to the frame much like the big boys use. I have seen the youtube stuff on the 2 wheel version. Any thoughts? Any ideas how to improve this...

I am new also, here is my idea since the blade shaping seems over my head for now. I bought some Russell Green River blades to practice my handle making skills. I have next week off for vacation I hope they arrive in time to play with. My idea was I could learn and not frustrate myself and...

Thanx to Smithy he showed me a trick today and straightened the file with his vise and three bolts to pinch just the right spot on the file.

Ken Thanks... I will try bending it tonight.

Ok thanks.... I'll get to it.... Any advice on using the wood stove fire for HT after it is shaped? Do you think I can get to non magnetic without a fan? What color should I be looking for? red , orange , straw yellow.... stuff I remember from 9th grade shop class I guess.... Back when...

Hi I am new, have not made my first knife yet. I heat my shop with a wood stove and have no forge or HT oven. I read the about annealing a file in a forge or charcoal fire in the forum. So while a had a nice wood fire going last week end I set a 12" file in the coals and continued to add...

Hi my name is Dan , I am thinking about making some knife kits for Christmas presents. I hope to retire in about 10 years and have always been interested in knife making. So I hope to start as a hobby and see what happens. I have a 2x42 craftsman grinder with a 8" disk on the side, a drill...